Sri Lanka. File photo NEW DELHI, May 9. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday in a letter to the country's president, according to the Daily Mirror. how President Gotbaya Rajapaksa, in a special meeting on Friday, asked him to resign as a solution to the ongoing political crisis in the country. The country's president is expected to invite all political parties in parliament to form an all-party cabinet in the near future. The political crisis in Sri Lanka follows the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. It is caused by a shortage of foreign exchange resulting from the restriction of tourist flow due to the coronavirus pandemic, as a result of which the country cannot purchase enough fuel. There is an acute shortage of food and basic necessities, fuel and gas in the country. Many parts of Sri Lanka are facing constant power outages due to a lack of foreign exchange to import fuel. Against the backdrop of the economic crisis, the opposition demanded that the president and prime minister resign, but in response they formed an interim committee of ministers, in which the opposition refused to participate. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, amid widespread protests, proposed constitutional amendments to create a new administration, and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, demonstrating reluctance to fire his older brother, told parties that he was ready to create an all-party interim government if the parties could muster a majority of 113 votes. in an assembly of 225 members.
